title: Home health reimbursement and the 1997 Budget Act.
abstract: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which was passed by Congress on July 28, was signed into law by President Clinton on August 5. The legislation contains a 5-year plan to balance the federal budget and reduces Medicare expenditures by $115 billion during that period. Home health cuts total $16.2 billion; hospice accounts for $200 million in additional reductions. In addition, the agreement contains significant cuts for home medical equipment (HME) and oxygen.
authors.affiliation: CAHSAH, California, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hafkenschiel
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States